The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville, Kentucky · Private nonprofit
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 56%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1010–1230
- Undergraduates
- 848
- Setting
- City: Large
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test required Applicants must send an SAT or ACT score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores required to be considered for admission. Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1010–1230
- Reading and Writing
- 520–640
- Math
- 490–590
- Average total
- 1120
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 19–27
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (800) 626-5525
Cost
- Tuition
- $11,476per year
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 48%
- First-year retention
- 79%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
Show all 13 programs
- Communication and Media Studies · bachelor
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · bachelor
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · bachelor
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language · undergraduate certificate
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · bachelor
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, General · bachelor, master
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other · bachelor
- Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology · undergraduate certificate, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Religious Education · undergraduate certificate, master, doctoral
- Religious Music and Worship · master, doctoral
- Theological and Ministerial Studies · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, doctoral
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · associate, bachelor
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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